Retired teacher runs afoul of NJ gun law because of 300-year-old flintlock...

He had an unloaded antique 300-year-old flintlock pistol in his glove compartment, and he told a sheriff’s deputy about it.
That was his undoing.
Gordon van Gilder admits he may have run afoul of the law — but, “as a
wise man once said, if that’s the law, the law is an ass.”
The retired teacher is facing a possible 10 years in prison — and the
jeopardization of his pension — all because New Jersey state law
classifies antique firearms the same way it classifies regular guns,
meaning the state views van Gilder’s possession of an antique on par
with him possessing a .44 Magnum.
The day after van Gilder told a deputy during a routine traffic stop
about his antique gun, four law enforcement officers showed up at his
house to arrest him.
Van Gilder said he’s fighting the felony gun possession charges, but
the whole experience has soured his impression of the Garden State.
“Beware of New Jersey,” he told the National Rifle Association. “Don’t come here. Don’t live here.”